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{{Wiktionary|Gopher|gopher|gophers}} A '''[[gopher]]''', also known as a "pocket gopher" (family Geomyidae), is a burrowing rodent native to North America and Central America. '''Gopher''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Nature== * Some species of [[ground squirrel]]s (tribe Marmotini) of North America, particularly those formerly classified as ''[[Spermophilus]]'', are informally referred to as "gophers" * [[Gopher snake]] β common name of several species of genus ''Pituophis'' endemic to west or southwest of North America * [[Gopher tortoise]] (genus ''Gopherus''), distributed in North America * [[Gopher wood]], of unclear meaning, mentioned in the Bible as the building material for Noah's ark * [[Gopher Plant]] or Paper Spurge ''(Euphorbia lathyris)'' ==Entertainment== * ''[[Gophers!]]'', a British children's television programme * "Gopher", real name Burl Smith, a character on TV show ''[[The Love Boat]]'' * [[Gopher (Winnie the Pooh)]], a character in Walt Disney's ''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise * [[Gordon the Gopher]], an English puppet gopher who first appeared on Children's BBC (CBBC) between 1985 and 1987 ==Technology== * The ''SA-13 "Gopher"'', or [[9K35 Strela-10]], a Soviet surface-to-air missile system * [[Gopher (protocol)]], an early distributed hypertext protocol * Go gopher, a mascot of [[Go (programming language)|Go]] programming language * Slang term for a [[mobility scooter]] ==Other== * [[Minnesota]], the "Gopher State" * [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]], University of Minnesota sports teams * [[Gopher (train)]], a passenger train operated by the Great Northern Railway, USA * [[Gopher (video game)|''Gopher'' (video game)]], an Atari 2600 game * [[Gofer]], also spelled "gopher", an errand-runner * [[Gopher Gang]], early 20th-century New York street gang ==See also== * [[Gofer (disambiguation)]] * [[Gaufre]], French term for a flat cake similar to waffles {{Disambiguation}}
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